Coin-detector.



T. V. SKELLY.

COIN DETECTOR. APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1907.

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gamers: pistes 1' a e 'foim e eels. chute for directing t i, THOMAS v SKELLY s the com d Wax-idly througli'the casing.

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ago, eoimty of Cook, and depression in-the-i'roiltpiete 1 at one side of 'zsveiiivented eei'tsingnew the path of the coins eiong the chute, and is weevements' in Coin-Detectors, provided. with lugs 11 and 12v at opposite iiewing is a speei'iiestiei'i. sides thereof The opposite face 13 and 141 1.} set of this inventi'ori'ie o 1pm of theseyhigs forin-contifliaetions of the edge form {if d meeting seilsfG-o'i the shuts end also serve sssiloui 65 controlled tiers fez engaging the edges of-a coin of the ipztoper diameter and supporting it as shown Fig.2. "The surf-sees 13 and 14 convergedowm rsi'diy tewsie each other and are ach wiii diseio 8 me last she: eursteiy' formed. so to permit the free pets is) 15;; t'otne device, time p esage 01' an 00111 or cheek which is less than on. t eteoi by means sings 1 themes nbeti (Liametee Thendges 15snd without it) on the piste 1 form GODi LZULLIORS of the i: ecige Wsils the shuts e11 (iirect'eoins which are allowed to pass this shoulders 13 f "and 3.4; tows-1 dthe pocket- 1? into which rei jeeted ceins discharged; T e opening 18 must-meted iii the frost piste i permits the owner (if a Fig; 2 is a 166m 5 evstien oi i'ei'eeted' coin to res-ever it. The ridges 16, is tile rest Wei-i foi. i9 and 20 tegetiserndtll the pistes 1 and 2 80 i 3 is so, sieve-tie. foi-m second discharge chute through ome of the s which the accepted coins pass es wiiiw be hereinafter desei'ibed. 55119 eins are althe reisti'i 'e posi 1 1 I g the deilvery oi s11 accept-ea bowed. to passtnrougil s11 o -emng indicated e which. connects with the by the dotted lines 38 in 2 which com- 8 a; pa-mtus to which demuniestes with the coin chute of the sp- 4 is s SCbi011 on the pars-tile to which the fraud. detecting device herein described is attached. The member action. shown in the drawings, 10 is secured to a knob or handle 21, which is n L outside of the casing, and is normally Urged 30 to the angular nosition shown in 2 bye 135m J. m) and i 'osition when use? 10 is in i initiei posit: i 2. A stud Zia-11d. part of the.

i. of the casing has a eirmiisii' pm 128 se it?) as guides for directing the soils 1% be top thereof whose (iismbetween the emitters-13 and 'us it passes 1 exeetiv fit tile iei-ipiieiy o'i' beyond the; Rise.. 9.

seer deiieminstion for oper- A coin of proper diameter is supported by scent-roiled apparatus. Both the shoulder and 14 as st'28 in Fig. 2. I

er Wei of the eesiz ig se-ve er 10 is new zeta-ted in the m5 1 therein so its eelnit is srrews on Figs. 1 and 2 the points-ii if e t iiese XL is Lsbie insane isyieventeu non s il6Ci-CL eiitielied stopped by the th a stop 30 on the member ement of the she ul- "itn the dog 23. The 10 W11 inits limiting position on the opera-tor releases the ring 22 rotates the member 10 i on of the new on Fig. 3 and 1- i 255 over the top of the wall 16,

ireviousl r occuiied h; the l 1g 35 in the front plate 1 permits .o he seen from the outside of the opening is covered by a panel n is secured in position by a. frame being fastened from The return movement of the it) iuider the action of the spring un" when the upper end. of the lug c end of the well 20 as in Fig. 2. amber 10 with the shoulders ir normal initial position .iother coin. es 9, 27 and 23, which coin chute, guide the coin ince between the shouir is re r dge 15 is disposedso as to o ridge 16 near the ine1n- .1. )l'lil Wide mouth to the c isure that for all angular posithe member 10, u coin passing be iii and the end of the Wall 20 ss into the chute T his i e member 10 s of. insufliinent diameter oi. the device is show: ll, 1 u coin is place l into the openi hiii along the chute and if it is i will pass between the into the pocket 17. it too large it will feii to enter the Pl the coin is o exact size device intendml, it will be wedged between the or in ri ifhen the handle 21 in the direcon Ties. 1 and 2, the dog so. 111,2 inward as soon us it released 11 and will cause the coin 28 to ie position shown in 13. "Upon ol the hnndle 21, the lug 12 will coin over the top of the Wall 16 and chute 3221s has been hereinbefore and cause it to dislodge the prelu ti I the window ion at coin is forced past the so i in the chute 32, it is delivered through the ope ling 28 from which it passes to the check-controlled machine not shown. T he lost coin which is inserted into the device is, however, supported opposite the Window 3; that en attendant may see it and thus det" :51 counterfeit coin or checl: which may have been of proper form to escape rejection by the fraud detecting mechanism. In re form shown in the drawings i is located so as to disclosethe lest coin inse If desired, however, the spring; Li -i might be lengthened and the Window also iengthened. so as to support a plurality coins in the chute 34 and disclose all of them to View.

in order to provide an adjustment for wear of the surfaces 13 and M, the lug 12 is made in tw parts, the port 12 being pivoted at 12 and being adjustable from the fixed port by ineons'of asinall set-screw 12f. This adjustment also admits of veryinglthe space between the surfaces 18 and 14 twee!- respond exactly with any particular diameter of coin.

What I claim as in'yinvention and desire to secure by Letters Petent1s-' 1. The combination of e casing, a coin chute in said. casing adopted to direct coin edgeavise downw iiy tl'ierethrough, a member located in the peth'oi? coins along said chute and hevi thereon shoulders spaced apart and adopted to c opposite'edges need diameter rroin oessins; along 1: of it coin of e, eer and prevent ti I said chute, in member being rotatehly mounted, a. spring pressed dog movabiy mounted at one side of said member and adapted to release it coin therefrom through the rotation of said member, a second chute adapted to receive coins discharged from said member, at spring normally urging said member to its initial posi. f and means on said member adapted to engage a coin and push such coin along said second chute througi'i the return movement of said memher.

2. in :1 device of the clessdescrihed, the combination oi reee. chute, a, delivery chute i'i'iounted in elinement therewith, a member interposed between said chutes, shouh on said member adapted to en L I opoosi to edges of a coin. of a certain pre uetermir Kl rotor and support the some, said sl ulders being adapted topermit a coin oi ices than such predetermined diameter to ieli freely into said discharge chute, s secoiui discharge chute at one side of said first disehurge chute, said member being movably mounted and adapted through a certain movement thereof to deliver a coin to said second discharge chute, n1eans nor mall urging the return of said member to iits normal position, yielding means as to release a adapted to retain a coin in said second discharge chute, a window located to permit said retained coin to be seen from the outside of the chute, andmeans operated through the;

chute in said casing, a member journaled in said casing, a pair of shoulders on said member spaced apart and adapted to engage opposite edges of a coin of a certain predetermined diameter, and to prevent-its passage along said chute, a spring ressed dog pivotally mounted at one side 0 said member and normally urged toward the same, a shoulder on saidmember adapted to hold said dog in a retracted positionwhen said member is in its normal initial osition, a spring normally urging said mei her to such normal initial position, Emeans for rotating said member, said dog being ada ted to engage the ed e of a coin supported y said member an re-' lease such coin from said member through the rotation thereof.

4. The combination of a casing, a coin chute in said casing, a member journaled in said casin a pair of shoulders on said mem-; ber space apart and adapted to engage opposite edges of a coin of a certain predetermined diameter, and to prevent its passage along said chute, a spring ressed do pivotally mounted at one side 0 said mem er and normally urged toward the same, a shoulder on said member adapted to hold said dog in.

a retracted position When said member .is in its normal initial ositionr, a spring normally urging said mem er to such normal initial position, means for rotating said member, said dog being adapted to engage the edge of a coin supported by said member and release such coin from said member through the rotation thereof, a second chute adapted to receive coins ejected from said first chute, yielding means for supporting a coin in said second chute, a window in one side of said .secondchute to ermit such supported coin Signed a Chicago this 5th day or April 1907.

THOMAS V. SKELLY. \Vitnesses:

E. A. ,RUMMLER, K. M. IMBODEN. 

